Combined stool and table



c. E. LEWIS.

COMBINED STOOL AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FI LED JAN. I0 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- INVENTOR. m

Patented Feb. 22,1921.

BYW I A TTORNEY C. E. LEWIS. COMBINED STOOL AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1920- Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- III III/II FIG. 6'

ATTORNEY CHAR ES E. LEWIS, or SAN an'ronro, Texas."

i COMBINED srooL Ann TABLE.

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and picnic parties.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a combined stool andtable, wh1ch is capable of being folded into a fiat pack-' age, wherebyit will occupy small space in transportation and is convenient to behandled; capable of being opened to form a stool upon which a person maysit and a table upon which utensils and food are to be placed. I

A further object of my invention is to so construct the combined stooland table that a knife, fork and spoon compartments are provided when itis closed, and means provided for detachably supporting a suitable dish.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my combined stool and table, shown in itsclosed position.

I Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan, showing the stool and table in foldedposition.

Fig. A is a longitudinal central sectional view, the parts shown inclosed positions.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View showing the stool and table in open positionsready to be occupied and eaten from.

Fig. 6 is a central vertical sectionalview of Fig. 5.

In carrying out my present improvement, I provide a rectangular shapedmember, or top A, which has depending ends and sides B, thus forming anelongated recess F, at the under side of the top or member A.

A suitable seat surface B, such as leather, is secured to the seat endof the device, and secured to the under side of the top A beneath theseat B is a metal plate I. This metal plate I carries the ordinary formof ,5pecification of. Letters Patent. jPatgnte-d Ema 22 .1921Application filed January 1t. 1920 serial No. 350,503.

the upper cross-rod Hiof thelegs Sr, and

the inner end of the plate I is provided with a downwardly extendinghook I with which the other upper cross-rod J of the legs G 1s adaptedto interlock, as'shown in Fig. 6, whereby the legs are held in theposition shown in that figure for supporting the combined stool andtable. The other end of the top A, opposite the seat portion B, isprovided with an outwardly extending recess. D, into which a foldingleaf A is adapted to be folded, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. This leafA is hlnged to the top A, by suitable hinges E, and the leaf issupported in its extended pos1t1on by a suitable support C.

Means is provided'at the under side. of the top A, beneath the seatportion D, for detachably supporting a suitable dish J, made of aluminumor other material. The outer edge of this dish J, engages a transversestrip K, secured to the plate I, in any suitable manner, at a pointinsidev of the eye G, and the inner edge of the dish J is de tachablyheld by a pivoted latch H. l A knife, fork and spoon compartment E isprovided at the under side ofthe top A. near the end opposite the seatportion B, by a transversely extending partition or web C, and asuitable pivoted button F serves to hold these articles therein. Thefolding legs G are of a length and width not exceeding the width andlength of the recess F, under the top A, so that they can be foldedwithin this recess, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.. When so folded,

' they are held in their folded position by a 2, 3 and 4, ready fortransportation and will occupy little space, and can be quickly andreadily opened into operative positionsfor use.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

1. A combined stool and table, comprismg an elongated body having a seatportion at'one end and a table portion at its opposite end, theelongatedbody provided with downwardly extending sides which form anopen sided hollow bottom, means carried within the hollow bottom tocarry and retain table articles, a plate secured within the hollowbottom, folding legs having one of their upper ends pivoted to the outerend of the plate, and the inner end of the plate having a hook to engagethe other upper ends of the legs, whereby the legs may be supported intheir extended position or folded inward against the bottom of the bodyand within the hollow bottom thereof.

2, A combinedstool and table, compris+ ing an elongated body having aseat portion at one end and a table portion at its opposite end, a platesecured to the under side of the body beneath the seat portion,foldtended position or folded inward against the bottom of the body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

CHARLES E. LEWIS.

